ISIS suicide attack kills five in Iraq's Ramadi

A suicide attack carried out by Islamic State group fighters killed at least five members of the Iraqi security forces on Monday in the city of Ramadi, army officers said.

The Iraqi army earlier this year regained control of Ramadi, the capital of the country's vast Anbar province, and in recent weeks has been battling to retake Fallujah, another city in the province, from ISIS jihadists.

Major General Ismail al-Mahalawi said the ISIS attack targeted an army base in Ramadi with several explosives-laden vehicles driven by suicide bombers and gunmen who fired on soldiers.

Two senior Iraqi army officers, speaking on condition of anon-ymity, said five soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in the attack.